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Aug 2022
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Posted on August 10, 2022W&M Libraries staff have been hard work over the summer months. A few of them were excited to share their favorite project with the W&M community. Deborah Cornell, head of digital services, shares on leading a multi-year endeavor to build a new digital collections platform. -
Posted on August 11, 2022W&M Libraries staff have been hard at work over the summer months. A few of them were excited to share their favorite project. Meghan Bryant, head of special collections public services & instruction, shares about her partnership with Steve Prince, the Muscarelle Museum's director of engagement and distinguished artist in residence, and their plan to launch a workshop in the fall. -
Posted on August 9, 2022In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new acquisitions assistant, Cynthia Vinson!
Jul 2022
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Posted on July 18, 2022In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new circulation reserves and student supervisor!
Jun 2022
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Posted on June 29, 2022Intellectual Property is actually a relatively new concept, historically speaking. Rights to intangible property didn’t become codified until the Statute of Anne in the 18th century; this is widely considered the first legally binding document defining and establishing intellectual property. However, it’s still a far cry from our modern experience with Intellectual Property (or IP as it is lovingly and occasionally derisively referred). -
Posted on June 22, 2022Dr. Anne K. Rasmussen, Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology and Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, discusses her new book, Music in Arabia: Perspectives on Heritage, Mobility, and Nation, co-edited by Issa Boulos and Virginia Danielson. -
Posted on June 15, 2022The SCRC is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 round of Research Travel Grants. -
Posted on June 14, 2022Fair use can be tricky to navigate because the legal benchmarks for this exemption are intentionally vague. You’ll never actually know if your use of copyrighted material is considered fair use unless a judge decides (which usually means you’ve been sued). -
Posted on June 9, 2022In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new instruction and reference librarian, Rick Mikulski!
May 2022
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Posted on May 24, 2022Recently, several neighbors and I trekked up a narrow, muddy path through dense, jungle-like foliage. Bright, glossy leaves crowned by yellow plumes. Long branches arched above and crowded around. This tropical moment was not faraway and exotic but on College Creek, less than a mile from Colonial Williamsburg.